Radio - Sunday, February 8, 2009

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ZRO4 - 44 Squad (Unreleased)
ZRO4 - Disgusting (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Wet Dreams (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Addicted (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Walk Away (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Dirty (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Attitude (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Gimmie Attention (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Blood (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Interview (CIUT)
ZRO4 - You Didn’t Have the Heart (Unreleased)
ZRO4 - Interview (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Cheek 2 Cheek (Unreleased)
ZRO4 - Interview (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Gimmie Attention (Unreleased)
ZRO4 - Interview (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi Pas (Unreleased)
ZRO4 - Interview (CIUT)
ZRO4 - Disgusting (Unreleased)

Zro4 "Gimme Attention"

This was recorded live down in Studio 3 on Sunday February 8, 2009 by Henry Martinuk.

The Vapids "Charm School Dropouts" LP

Hamilton's answer to the Ramones have been at it for many years. Back in January 2000 Jimmy, Scotty, Johnny, and Chuck knocked this out. It came out on Amp Records in 2001 and features a tribute to Tommy Ramone. Surfin' Ki Records out of Italy decided the world was ready for a vinyl release. I missed out on the original CD release so I am glad to hear it for my first time on vinyl. Songs like "Satellite Debris" hit me from out of nowhere. This was limited to a pressing of 400 copies. The songs on here include:

1. I am a Square
2. Make Mommy Proud
3. Pocket Full of Nails
4. Appetite for Adrenochrome
5. In for the Kill
6. Monkey Beach
7. The Bad Lieutenants
8. Iron Will
9. Tommy Ramone
10. Satellite Debris
11. When the Lights are Out
12. Product of your Family
13. These Kids are Sick
14. Secret Destroyer

Flyer - Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Flyer - Saturday February 7, 2009

Two reunion shows by Jerk Ward in conjunction with the record release of "Too Young To Thrash" 12".

City Sweethearts "I'm a Mess" ep

This is a weird colloboration of ex-members making some great sounding bubblegum lo fi garage punk. The band features the likes of Andy and Taras from Riot 99 who were an amazing traditional UK punk sounding band and they are teaming up with Curtis and Joey from Vicious Cycle who were more of a raging early American hardcore sounding band. Joey doesn't play on this single, but I think he plays on the album. The singer Vassil was in the Young Governors and his lineage is most in line with the style of music they are playing. It is catchy. The title track makes me think of the Dream Dates and their song "The Mess You're In". Musically they remind me more of the Stooges crossed with that garage sound that dominated Wisconsin. A lyric from "Timeless" where Vassil claims "he was born in the wrong decade", is probably true, especially after listening to a sound that does justice to their retro sound. "Can't Stop Shaking" is probably my favourite on this single. It is the fastest song, it is a song about being caught up in a song , and there are these corny back up "whoas" that I love. This is an excellent debut release even if the sound did catch me off guard. They have a saying in soccer with games that have surprising results and that is "That's why you play the game." In City Sweethearts case the saying could be amended to say "that's why you give the disc a spin."

Flyer - Tuesday February 3, 2009

Zro4 did an opening gig for Paul Collins Beat.